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ISLAMABAD: Cases of motorvehiclelifting increased during the March–Mayquarter with 39 per district being reported in May as compared to the preceding month when 32cases were recorded. According to a report issued by FreeandFairElectionNetwork (FAFEN) most such cases in May were reported in Lahore (742) and Faisalabad (234). Fafen’s observers visited 86offices of DistrictPoliceOfficers (DPOs) to collect data on FirstInformationReports (FIRs) registered for 27 offences falling under the PakistanPenalCode. here were also 721cases of motorvehiclesnatchingregistered in 52districts. Of these, 458cases were in 26districts in Punjab, 229 in 16districts in Sindh, 27 in four districts of Balochistan and seven in sixdistricts in KhyberPakhtunkhwa.

The observers learnt there were as many as 7,619 FIRs registered for crimes relating to property. Of these, theft constituted 32% of the FIRs, followed by motor vehicle lifting (27%), robbery and dacoity (24%), motorvehiclesnatching (9%), criminaltrespass (6%) and extortion and criminal misappropriation of property (less than 1% each).

In the month under review, a total of 45,448FIRs were lodged in the monitored districts. Sixty–threepercent of these were filed for offences grouped as ‘other crimes’, followed by those pertaining to property (17%), crimesensuingphysicalharm (11%), threat and fraud (7%) and crimesagainstwomen (3%).

A region-wise analysis shows Punjab had the most FIRsreported (63%), followed by KhyberPakhtunkhwa (21%), Sindh (14%) and Balochistan and IslamabadCapitalTerritory (1% each).

A better outreach, lack of parallel judicial systems and a higher confidence level between the police and the people are said to be the reasons for better crime reportage in Punjab than other regions.

The report said that only crimes resulting in physicalharm saw an overall increase in the quarter, which escalated from 48FIRs per district in April to 58 in May. There were 4,989FIRslodged for hurt (47%), attemptedmurder (25%), murder (20%), accidental death (qatl-i-khata) (5%), illegalconfinement (2%) and terrorism (less than 1%).

In the threat and fraud category, only counterfeiting currency increased in the observed month, up from 39FIRs per district to 42. A total of 3,087 cases of threat and fraudcrimes were reported in May (36FIRs per district as compared to 37 in April).

Out of the total FIRs for threat and fraud, 58% were for counterfeitingcurrency, cheating (19%), criminal breach of trust (12%), offences against publictranquility (6%), criminalintimidation (5%) and five for fraudulent deeds and dispossession of property.

Besides, 1,226 FIRs were also lodged for crimesagainstwomen. These included FIRs for forcedmarriages (32%), outragingmodesty by assault or criminalforce (30%), and rape (22%), offences relating to marriage (11%), honourkillings (4%) and insulting women’s modesty through word or gesture (1%).

Forty-six percent of the FIRs were registered in only 10 districts, the most being lodged in Lahore (13%), Faisalabad (6%) and Peshawar (5%).